Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 658 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, my friends ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
7. 7.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
9. 9.They ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
10. 10.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
21. 21.Saanvi ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
23. 23.My sister ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
26. 26.My sister ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, they ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
30. 30.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
34. 34.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
36. 36.When Dad called, Tara ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, my parents ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
40. 40.She ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked

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